What the...Theo? - Part 2

"How have you all been?" Theo's voice turned low and melancholic as he moved his gaze away from Ian to Noah, who had turned to face him completely. "I hope you all have been well."

Noah pursed his lips and stared at the man silently while Joshua continued driving. Nobody spoke a word and Theo lowered his head immediately, unable to meet the intensity in the three men's gazes.

"You guys must hate me for what I did." Theo licked his lips which had gone dry all of a sudden. "I deserve it too. I am so sorry...."

"We don't hate you." Ian suddenly interrupted him, and Theo blinked at the young man, baffled by his reply. He gaped at the man silently, his lips parting and closing, not knowing how to respond to him. Although he was happy that they did not hate him for the sin he had committed, he was still aggrieved that he had put them through such agony unwantedly.